The man best known onscreen for his role in "Ghostbusters" has died. 69-year-old actor and director Harold Ramis died from complications from a rare autoimmune disease. He wrote comedy classics like "Caddyshack," "Animal House" and "Groundhog Day." He also starred in several films, perhaps most notably as Dr. Egon Spengler in the 1984 hit "Ghostbusters."

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HOBSON: Ramis also starred in the military spoof "Stripes."

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HOBSON: Harold Ramis' wife, Erica, says he was surrounded by family when he died in Chicago. That's where he got started in comedy as head writer for "Second City Television."